Monday, August 10, 2015

Handmade Artist Feature

August

For our first monthly shop feature, we sat down with the owners of Vintage Look Creations, a popular handmade shop on Etsy.

Welcome to our blog, Vintage Look Creations! We're happy to have you. We just love your unique crocheted and knit items. How long have you
been crocheting and knitting?

VLC: Hi
there! Thank you so much for inviting me to your blog! I've been crocheting for
over 25 years, mostly as a hobby; crocheting
blankets and other gifts for friends and family, up until about 4 years ago
when I opened my shop on Etsy. :-) Both of my daughters crochet as well, and
contribute to the shop, and all the knit items in my shop are made by my oldest
daughter.

After
you decided to open a shop on Etsy, how quickly did your first item sell?

VLC: I
opened my shop on Oct. 6, 2011, and I sold my first item on Nov. 23, 2011. The
first sale was a pair of Lime Green Crochet Legwarmers, which I still have for
sale in my shop today, along with many other color options. :-)

Since
then, your shop has really taken off!
Nearly 2,000 sales later, what has been your most popular item so far?

VLC: Yes,
I am very thankful for the good response we have had with our products! The
legwarmers really kept us busy for the first year, and then the second year we
introduced our Bow Infinity Scarf, which since then has become our most popular
item by far.

What
was the inspiration behind that piece?

VLC: The
inspiration actually came from a bow headband that we were already making and
selling in our shop. The idea just came to mind "What if I made a scarf
that's like a giant bow headband around your neck?!" :-D And as we looked
around on Etsy, we saw that no one was making
anything like it, so decided to give it a try! Thus was created the
Original Crochet Bow Infinity Scarf! :-)

Do you have any other shops?

VLC: Yes!
I also have a shop just for vintage treasures, like classic books, small
vintage figurines and collectibles, board games, hats, etc. The shop's name is
TimesTreasureChest, you can check it out here:
timestreasurechest.etsy.com

Do
you have any sneak peeks you could share with us of new items coming to VLC for
fall/winter?

VLC: Absolutely,
I love sneak peeks! ;-) We have been working on lots of new designs
throughout this summer, and I'll slowly
be adding them to the shop as fall
approaches, so keep checking back to see all of them! ;-) I post fun behind the
scenes pictures and sneak peeks on my Instagram @vintagelookcreations daily. Below is a picture of one of the new
designs we will be adding soon:

Thank
you so much for sharing your talent with us and giving us a glimpse into your
creative process! We're looking forward
to seeing what comes next in your lovely shop.